Communities are protesting new data centers due to environmental impacts and rising utility costs. Data centers require significant amounts of electricity and water, with consumption expected to grow.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Microsoft has had its first face-to-face meeting with Gaines Township residents after months of planning to build a data center in their community. The tech giant on Tuesday, March ...

NorthWestern Energy announced it filed an application requesting approval of its terms for serving data centers — a “Large ...

Project Tango is a AI-data center proposed on a 200-acre site in Loxahatchee. Local leaders and residents want a closer look at the facility's impact.

Editor's note: This is the first of three feature articles Ars is publishing to explore the financial, technical, and competitive dimensions of orbital data centers. Although the idea of putting data ...